17:40 Ripon

Monday 26 August 2019

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

AJA Novice Flat Amateur Riders' Handicap

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 2m 19.81s

1^st

(7)

Sulafaat

410-4

8/1

T: R MenziesJ: Miss J I Bedi (5)

Tracked leaders and keen, headway on inside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led 1f out, stayed on well tchd 15/2

2^nd

2 ¾

(1)

Graceful Act

1110-5

7/1

T: R E BarrJ: Miss Sophie Smith

Chased leaders on inside, led 8f out, pushed along 3f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2

3^rd

(8)

Barney Bullet

410-1

18/1

T: N WilsonJ: Paige Hopper (5)

Held up off the pace in 4th, pushed along 3f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong op 20/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

(10)

Ezanak

611-0

5/1

T: J S WainwrightJ: Miss S L Bowen

Held up towards rear, kept on final 2f, modest 4th final furlong, no threat op 8/1

5^th

1 ½

(5)

Zealous

611-4

5/4f

T: A C WhillansJ: Mr Connor Wood (5)

Prominent, led 9f out until 8f out, chased leader, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened final furlong op 6/4

6^th

4 ½

(4)

Optima Petamus

710-1

13/2

T: L BaileyJ: Shannon Watts

Started very slowly, detached in rear, eased when no chance final 3f, nearest finish op 8/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

4 ½

(9)

Khismet

610-8

7/1

T: J L FlintJ: Miss Imogen Mathias

Always towards rear, never a factor op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 11/1

8^th

(3)

Bold Statement

410-5

33/1

T: A BerryJ: Mr Eireann Cagney (5)

Always towards rear of mid-division, never a factor op 25/1

9^th

(6)

Carta Blanca

610-1

25/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Miss Amy Collier

Led 2f, remained handy until lost place and in mid-division halfway, towards rear and struggling over 3f out, no chance after, tailed off op 16/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Shakiah³⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: Mrs S A Watt J: Mr Henry Newcombe

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.60Pl:£2.50, £2.40, £5.50EX:£80.60Trifecta:£891.70Tricast:£999.75SF:£66.65Swingers:£14.30, £12.60, £21.00

Forecasts

Zealous (5/4), Ezanak (5/1), Optima Petamus (13/2), Graceful Act (7/1), Khismet (7/1), Sulafaat (8/1), Barney Bullet (18/1), Carta Blanca (25/1), Shakiah (25/1), Bold Statement (33/1)

The old lady in the field, Graceful Act showed her desire for winning races remains intact when scoring last month at Beverley and she'll find being back over this trip a help having struggled since at the same course over shorter. Sulafaat is yet to shine on turf but does come here off a positive run on Newcastle's AW track, ensuring she too merits consideration. Carlisle winner ZEALOUS looks the one to side with despite a 5lb rise however. He is still well-treated on his old form and has his weight taken off by Connor Wood's claim, having seemed to thrive in first-time cheekpieces three weeks ago.

Zealous
Graceful Act
Sulafaat

Previous Winners

2018

King Of The Celts

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 10

J: Miss J Gillam | T: T D Easterby

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £2,995.002nd: £929.003rd: £464.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00